As a cyclist who has been riding Downtown for years, I often find it easier and safer to use the many side streets instead of crowded thoroughfares, even those with bike lanes (“Clash of cultures:motorists, cyclists face uphill climb”). It’s also easy to wait a minute when the light changes to let the group of cars get past me so they don’t have to try to get around me. When I drive, I see an increasing numbers of cyclists who seem to have an attitude of “I have the right to hog the road” on busy streets, so too bad for cars stuck behind them, even when it would be easy to move to a side street or give drivers room to pass.